Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons Dated 15 February 2000 for the Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Care in the Former County Council Areas of Gw : Lost in Care

The terms of reference of the Tribunal of Inquiry were: to inquire into the abuse of children in care in the former country council areas of Gwynedd and Clwyd since 1974; to determine whether the agencies and authorities responsible for such care could have prevented the abuse or detected its occurrence at an earlier stage; to examine the response of the relevant authorities and agencies to allegations and complaints of abuse; in the light of the examination, to consider whether the relevant caring and investigative agencies discharged their functions appropriately, then and now.